Brighton vs Arsenal - Premier League, Regular Season - 5 (Sat, 19 September 2026)
Premier League Regular Season - 5 
Amex Stadium, Brighton
Player ratingsBrighton vs Arsenal player ratings: Groß and Kostoulas drive a 3-0 winBrighton’s player ratings dominate after a 3-0 win over Arsenal, with Pascal Groß, Charalampos Kostoulas and Chema Andrés leading the way. Events
First half
- Goal: Pascal Groß assist: Charalampos Kostoulas 1-0 31'
- Yellow card: Charalampos Kostoulas 33'
- Goal: Charalampos Kostoulas assist: Diego Gomez 2-0 45'
- Yellow card: Ferdi Kadıoğlu 45+1'
Second half
- Goal: Chema Andrés assist: Pascal Groß 3-0 57'
- 60' Substitution: Jurriën TimberMartín Zubimendi
- 60' Substitution: Bruno GuimarãesMikel Merino
- Yellow card: Pascal Struijk 71'
- 73' Substitution: Martin OdegaardViktor Gyökeres
- 73' Substitution: Christos TzolisEberechi Eze
- Substitution: Ferdi KadıoğluCostinha 76'
- Substitution: Charalampos KostoulasGeorginio Rutter 76'
- 81' Substitution: Bukayo SakaMax Dowman
- Substitution: Chema AndrésMalick Yalcouyé 85'
- Substitution: Diego GomezMatt O'Riley 86'
- Substitution: Pascal StruijkMichael Svoboda 86'
- Yellow card: Maxim De Cuyper 90+1'
- 90+7' Yellow card: Declan Rice
Stats
BrightonArsenal
- 40% Possession 60%
- 17 Shots 9
- 5 On target 2
- 5 Corners 6
- 13 Fouls 10
All stats
- 336 Passes 495
- 2 Saves 2
- 0 Offsides 2
- 4 Yellow cards 1
- 0 Red cards 0
Player of the match
PGP. Groß
Brighton· 1 goal· 1 assistStories
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Brighton vs Arsenal: Shearer says Brighton smothered the champions Alan Shearer said Brighton 'absolutely battered' Arsenal in a 3-0 win at the Amex, praising the pressing, organisation and chance creation. -
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Declan Rice escapes red card after late Brighton flashpoint Declan Rice escaped a red card for a late kick at Brighton, with VAR clearing the incident as Arsenal’s 3-0 defeat sparked debate. -
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Arsenal vs Brighton: Arteta says basics were missing Arteta said Arsenal were beaten in the basics after Brighton's 3-0 win at the Amex, ending the Gunners' winning run. -
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Arsenal vs Brighton: Arteta cools the Hurzeler feud ahead of Saturday Arteta says the Hurzeler row is over as Arsenal go to Brighton chasing a seventh straight win and waiting on three defensive doubts. -
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Arsenal vs Brighton preview: right-back puzzle grows for Mikel Arteta Arsenal head to Brighton with Jurriën Timber managed carefully, Ben White doubtful and Cristhian Mosquera still sidelined.
Lineups & ratings
Brighton
4-2-3-1 Coach F. Hürzeler
24 ↓76'
13
21
4 ↓86'
29
26
25 ↓86'
44
14 ↓85'
19 ↓76'
- 10 G. Rutter for Charalampos Kostoulas
- 20 Costinha for Ferdi Kadıoğlu
- 35 M. Yalcouyé for Chema Andrés
- 30 M. Svoboda for Pascal Struijk
- 33 M. O'Riley for Diego Gomez
- 3
- 12
- 15
- 23
Arsenal
4-2-3-1 Coach Mikel Arteta
29
7 ↓81'
41
39 ↓60'
15
1
8 ↓73'
12 ↓60'
33
17 ↓73'
- 23 Mikel Merino for Bruno Guimarães
- 36 Martín Zubimendi for Jurriën Timber
- 10 E. Eze for Christos Tzolis
- 14 V. Gyökeres for Martin Odegaard
- 56 M. Dowman for Bukayo Saka
- 5
- 13
- 20
- 49
Bench · Brighton
- 10 G. Rutter for Charalampos Kostoulas
- 20 Costinha for Ferdi Kadıoğlu
- 35 M. Yalcouyé for Chema Andrés
- 30 M. Svoboda for Pascal Struijk
- 33 M. O'Riley for Diego Gomez
- 3
- 12
- 15
- 23
Bench · Arsenal
- 23 Mikel Merino for Bruno Guimarães
- 36 Martín Zubimendi for Jurriën Timber
- 10 E. Eze for Christos Tzolis
- 14 V. Gyökeres for Martin Odegaard
- 56 M. Dowman for Bukayo Saka
- 5
- 13
- 20
- 49